How did you come up with your username?

Fantasy · 22nd September 2010, 11:10

mine was pretty easy. it's part of my company name which was changed over time as the business evolved. we started off as fantasy car audio and accessories and then went to fantasy customs encompassing both custom cars and custom homes. hopefully there will be another evolution soon, something along the lines of fantasy distributors...hasn't been finalized yet.

iTwenty · 22nd September 2010, 11:40

Mine is a potent combination of my love for anything Apple, our car - the i20, and the fact that my age is 20 (I, Twenty.!

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vsi · 22nd September 2010, 16:37

in my case it is made up of the first letter of my name followed by wifey's followed by my daughter..

Motoringlover · 22nd September 2010, 18:14

I have always been a big fan of the BMW M3 - tried M3lover, could not get it so went for Motoringlover.

maverick56 · 22nd September 2010, 18:35

People this is going to be long winded....bear wid me!
Am an orthopedic surgeon whose daily ride, for many years, was a CJ3b.
also love the wilderness....so it has to be " maverick" and 56....you guessed it my yearof birth.
Elementary my dear Watson

R2D2 · 22nd September 2010, 20:00

My user name was 'inspired' by the endearing and loyal robot R2D2 in Star Wars.

I belong to a generation some members of which overdosed on sci-fi movies and serials of that time, primarily Star Trek & Star Wars whilst in school from the 1970s thru the early 80s.

Regards,

R2D2

Born 2 Be Wild · 22nd September 2010, 20:04

Frankly the wild things i've done during school and college earned me this Tag

, When I am the topic of Discussions the talks are longer than the Indo Pak J&K Dialogue

maximuzz · 22nd September 2010, 23:27

My username was inspired from the Gladiator movie by Russell Crowe's monologue speech towards the end. I found it very powerful to listen to. I was totally fascinated by it.

Mindfields2112 · 23rd September 2010, 02:05

Mindfields - A song by 'Toto'
2112 - An album by 'Rush'
( Both Prog. Rock)

Tried to use Mindfields at first, but was unavailable.
Hence added '2112' as i have a tendency to forget usernames, let alone passwords.

troublemaker · 24th September 2010, 01:46

"troublemaker" was the name of my first bike - KB100 (which I loved). I have used this user name on almost every auto forum!

kanuj · 27th September 2010, 15:56

Threw around a lot of variations of automotive terms (most of them were taken), alt. rock bands (not taken, but didn't seem appropriate on a vehicle forum), but couldn't find a decent username. Decided to go with my first name instead... I mean if my parents thought it could work, why not here...

P.S.: The advantage of having a "unique" first name is that I'm almost guaranteed that it is available as a username in most of the forums

KiloAlpha · 27th September 2010, 16:24

My username came about this way. After living abroad for a while, and having to constantly explain the spelling of my name - in NATO phonetic alpahbet, I kind of decided to try the first two characters of my name.
My name is Kilo-Alpha-Romeo-Tango-India-Kilo

SafeDrive · 27th September 2010, 17:53

Mine was easy. Created a team-bhp Id right after I read a thread on an accident in team-bhp. So chose SafeDrive. Drive safe was too obvious

glomus123 · 30th September 2010, 13:19

Seems its time for me to explain my username.

Glomus is a fungus forming symbiotic association with plant roots. I did some research on this during my PhD days, and hence use this user name in most of the forums. Advantage is that not many people use it and every time I can get this user name easily.

With thanks and regards

noopster · 30th September 2010, 14:17

It's a "cool" corruption of my first name Anoop. At B-school I was the only one without any nickname and friends foisted all sorts on me: Noop, Noopsie, Noopius and finally settling on Noopster. Kinda gained currency during the whole Napster era! It's also my gmail handle.

22nd September 2010, 11:10	#856
Fantasy BHPian Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Vancouver Posts: 122 Thanked: 2 Times	mine was pretty easy. it's part of my company name which was changed over time as the business evolved. we started off as fantasy car audio and accessories and then went to fantasy customs encompassing both custom cars and custom homes. hopefully there will be another evolution soon, something along the lines of fantasy distributors...hasn't been finalized yet.
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22nd September 2010, 11:40	#857
iTwenty BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 45 Thanked: 9 Times	Mine is a potent combination of my love for anything Apple, our car - the i20, and the fact that my age is 20 (I, Twenty.! ).
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22nd September 2010, 16:37	#858
vsi BANNED Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: delhi Posts: 10 Thanked: 7 Times	in my case it is made up of the first letter of my name followed by wifey's followed by my daughter..
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22nd September 2010, 18:14	#859
Motoringlover BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 424 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	I have always been a big fan of the BMW M3 - tried M3lover, could not get it so went for Motoringlover.
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22nd September 2010, 18:35	#860
maverick56 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Guntur, AP Posts: 102 Thanked: 55 Times	People this is going to be long winded....bear wid me! Am an orthopedic surgeon whose daily ride, for many years, was a CJ3b. also love the wilderness....so it has to be " maverick" and 56....you guessed it my yearof birth. Elementary my dear Watson
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22nd September 2010, 20:00	#861
R2D2 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 3,231 Thanked: 5,742 Times	My user name was 'inspired' by the endearing and loyal robot R2D2 in Star Wars. I belong to a generation some members of which overdosed on sci-fi movies and serials of that time, primarily Star Trek & Star Wars whilst in school from the 1970s thru the early 80s. Regards, R2D2
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22nd September 2010, 20:04	#862
Born 2 Be Wild BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Roaming Posts: 813 Thanked: 1,367 Times	Frankly the wild things i've done during school and college earned me this Tag , When I am the topic of Discussions the talks are longer than the Indo Pak J&K Dialogue
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22nd September 2010, 23:27	#863
maximuzz BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 102 Thanked: 64 Times	My username was inspired from the Gladiator movie by Russell Crowe's monologue speech towards the end. I found it very powerful to listen to. I was totally fascinated by it.
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23rd September 2010, 02:05	#864
Mindfields2112 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2 Thanked: 0 Times	Mindfields - A song by 'Toto' 2112 - An album by 'Rush' ( Both Prog. Rock) Tried to use Mindfields at first, but was unavailable. Hence added '2112' as i have a tendency to forget usernames, let alone passwords.
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24th September 2010, 01:46	#865
troublemaker BHPian Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Nutley/Ahmedabad Posts: 254 Thanked: 114 Times View My Garage	"troublemaker" was the name of my first bike - KB100 (which I loved). I have used this user name on almost every auto forum!
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27th September 2010, 15:56	#866
kanuj BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Noida Posts: 91 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	Threw around a lot of variations of automotive terms (most of them were taken), alt. rock bands (not taken, but didn't seem appropriate on a vehicle forum), but couldn't find a decent username. Decided to go with my first name instead... I mean if my parents thought it could work, why not here... P.S.: The advantage of having a "unique" first name is that I'm almost guaranteed that it is available as a username in most of the forums
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27th September 2010, 16:24	#867
KiloAlpha Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cubicle Posts: 1,605 Thanked: 3,002 Times	My username came about this way. After living abroad for a while, and having to constantly explain the spelling of my name - in NATO phonetic alpahbet, I kind of decided to try the first two characters of my name. My name is Kilo-Alpha-Romeo-Tango-India-Kilo
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27th September 2010, 17:53	#868
SafeDrive BHPian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 425 Thanked: 86 Times	Mine was easy. Created a team-bhp Id right after I read a thread on an accident in team-bhp. So chose SafeDrive. Drive safe was too obvious
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30th September 2010, 13:19	#869
glomus123 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: India Posts: 179 Thanked: 67 Times View My Garage	Seems its time for me to explain my username. Glomus is a fungus forming symbiotic association with plant roots. I did some research on this during my PhD days, and hence use this user name in most of the forums. Advantage is that not many people use it and every time I can get this user name easily. With thanks and regards Last edited by glomus123 : 30th September 2010 at 13:21. Reason: typo
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30th September 2010, 14:17	#870
noopster Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pune Posts: 9,238 Thanked: 12,904 Times View My Garage	It's a "cool" corruption of my first name Anoop. At B-school I was the only one without any nickname and friends foisted all sorts on me: Noop, Noopsie, Noopius and finally settling on Noopster. Kinda gained currency during the whole Napster era! It's also my gmail handle.
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